1931
Helen
2021
Helen Melvadean Condron
September 27, 1931 — November 16, 2021
Helen Melvadean (Claypole) Condron
September 27, 1931 - November 16, 2021
Helen was born in 1931 in rural Ray County, Missouri. She is the oldest of ten children born to her parents, George Braden Claypole and Opal Cora (Campbell) Claypole. She was raised on a small farm near Stet, Missouri and graduated from Stet School in 1949.
Helen attended the Chillicothe Business College in Chillicothe, Missouri where she learned the skills that would ultimately form her career as a bank teller and bookkeeper. While attending college she met the love of her life, Samuel (Doc) McVey Condron Jr. Sam and Helen were wed on August 5, 1950. Together they had three children, Sandra, Samuel III, and Steven.
For a short time, Sam and Helen lived in Chillicothe, Missouri. In 1952 when Sam enlisted in the United States Air Force, that began a whirlwind of exciting assignments across the globe. They lived in Knob-Noster, Missouri, Salina, Kansas, Panama City, Florida, Biloxi, Mississippi, Valdosta, Georgia, Sacramento, California, Aurora, Colorado, Leschlade, England, and finally Tehran, Iran.
After retiring from the Air Force, they moved to the family farm where Sam was born and raised. As a gentleman farmer they both held jobs in Chillicothe and did the farm chores in the evening. Helen was the head teller at the Community Bank, which later became Bank Midwest. After several years she moved on to a bookkeeping position with Lockridge Constance Accounting firm in Chillicothe, Missouri, rounding out her professional career bookkeeping for Better Way, LLC. Earlier in her career Helen worked as a Grocery Cashier for King Soopers Grocery store in Denver, Colorado and before that as a Checker at Parkway Market in Chillicothe, Missouri. In California she worked at the Dianna Dress Shop in Sacramento, CA. At times she sold Avon products and Sarah Coventry Jewelry.
Helen loved her family and her community. At several times she was the president of a school PTA including the Tina-Avalon PTA, and many Wives Clubs while in the Air Force. Helen was a very active member of the Oakland Christian Church and with the Avalon Cemetery. She made quilts, planned dinners, and celebrated the Christmas holidays with passion. In her final years Helen lived in Olathe, Kansas at Cedar Lake Village and in Lenexa, Kansas at Silvercrest at College View where she organized events and built the most wonderful puzzles.
Helen struggled with the effects of Parkinson's disease and finally succumbed to complications brought on by this horrible affliction.
Helen was preceded in death by her husband Samuel. Her parents, George and Opal Claypole. Her brothers, Earnest (Wayne) Claypole, Neal (Joe) Claypole, Gerald (Shug) Claypole, and Morris Claypole. Her sister Dorothy Rogers. Her son-in-law Frank Thompson.
Helen is survived by her children Sandra Thompson, Samuel Condron III (Catherine) and Steve Condron (Cindy). She has twelve grandchildren: Frank, Jim, Jesse, Alexandra, Caren, Sam (Shamus), Henry, Brett, Andrew, Shay, Steve Jr and Tara. She also has seventeen great grandchildren: Lainey, Luke, Carson, Case, Brantley, Easton, Kyleigh, Cora, William, Aleta, Eva, Emma, Stevie, Kerington, Axson, Brecklyn and Sophie.
A life well lived, Helen Melvadean Condron, a strong hearted Christian woman, she made a lasting impression on everyone she met and made the world a much better place as she touched the lives of countless others through her generosity and caring nature. She will be missed, but never forgotten.
A memorial service will be held at Lindley Funeral Home, Chillicothe, Missouri, Saturday, November 20, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. A family visitation will be at Lindley Funeral Home Friday, November 19, 2021, from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. Friends may call at Lindley Funeral Home, Chillicothe, Missouri, November 19, 2021, from 12:00 noon until 6:00 p.m. Inurnment will be held at Avalon Cemetery, Avalon, Missouri following services. Memorial contributions may be made to Oakland Christian Church or Avalon Cemetery and may be left at or mailed to Lindley Funeral Home, PO Box 47, Chillicothe, Missouri, 64601.
Arrangements are under the direction of Lindley Funeral Home, Chillicothe, Missouri.
September 27, 1931 - November 16, 2021
Helen was born in 1931 in rural Ray County, Missouri. She is the oldest of ten children born to her parents, George Braden Claypole and Opal Cora (Campbell) Claypole. She was raised on a small farm near Stet, Missouri and graduated from Stet School in 1949.
Helen attended the Chillicothe Business College in Chillicothe, Missouri where she learned the skills that would ultimately form her career as a bank teller and bookkeeper. While attending college she met the love of her life, Samuel (Doc) McVey Condron Jr. Sam and Helen were wed on August 5, 1950. Together they had three children, Sandra, Samuel III, and Steven.
For a short time, Sam and Helen lived in Chillicothe, Missouri. In 1952 when Sam enlisted in the United States Air Force, that began a whirlwind of exciting assignments across the globe. They lived in Knob-Noster, Missouri, Salina, Kansas, Panama City, Florida, Biloxi, Mississippi, Valdosta, Georgia, Sacramento, California, Aurora, Colorado, Leschlade, England, and finally Tehran, Iran.
After retiring from the Air Force, they moved to the family farm where Sam was born and raised. As a gentleman farmer they both held jobs in Chillicothe and did the farm chores in the evening. Helen was the head teller at the Community Bank, which later became Bank Midwest. After several years she moved on to a bookkeeping position with Lockridge Constance Accounting firm in Chillicothe, Missouri, rounding out her professional career bookkeeping for Better Way, LLC. Earlier in her career Helen worked as a Grocery Cashier for King Soopers Grocery store in Denver, Colorado and before that as a Checker at Parkway Market in Chillicothe, Missouri. In California she worked at the Dianna Dress Shop in Sacramento, CA. At times she sold Avon products and Sarah Coventry Jewelry.
Helen loved her family and her community. At several times she was the president of a school PTA including the Tina-Avalon PTA, and many Wives Clubs while in the Air Force. Helen was a very active member of the Oakland Christian Church and with the Avalon Cemetery. She made quilts, planned dinners, and celebrated the Christmas holidays with passion. In her final years Helen lived in Olathe, Kansas at Cedar Lake Village and in Lenexa, Kansas at Silvercrest at College View where she organized events and built the most wonderful puzzles.
Helen struggled with the effects of Parkinson's disease and finally succumbed to complications brought on by this horrible affliction.
Helen was preceded in death by her husband Samuel. Her parents, George and Opal Claypole. Her brothers, Earnest (Wayne) Claypole, Neal (Joe) Claypole, Gerald (Shug) Claypole, and Morris Claypole. Her sister Dorothy Rogers. Her son-in-law Frank Thompson.
Helen is survived by her children Sandra Thompson, Samuel Condron III (Catherine) and Steve Condron (Cindy). She has twelve grandchildren: Frank, Jim, Jesse, Alexandra, Caren, Sam (Shamus), Henry, Brett, Andrew, Shay, Steve Jr and Tara. She also has seventeen great grandchildren: Lainey, Luke, Carson, Case, Brantley, Easton, Kyleigh, Cora, William, Aleta, Eva, Emma, Stevie, Kerington, Axson, Brecklyn and Sophie.
A life well lived, Helen Melvadean Condron, a strong hearted Christian woman, she made a lasting impression on everyone she met and made the world a much better place as she touched the lives of countless others through her generosity and caring nature. She will be missed, but never forgotten.
A memorial service will be held at Lindley Funeral Home, Chillicothe, Missouri, Saturday, November 20, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. A family visitation will be at Lindley Funeral Home Friday, November 19, 2021, from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. Friends may call at Lindley Funeral Home, Chillicothe, Missouri, November 19, 2021, from 12:00 noon until 6:00 p.m. Inurnment will be held at Avalon Cemetery, Avalon, Missouri following services. Memorial contributions may be made to Oakland Christian Church or Avalon Cemetery and may be left at or mailed to Lindley Funeral Home, PO Box 47, Chillicothe, Missouri, 64601.
Arrangements are under the direction of Lindley Funeral Home, Chillicothe, Missouri.
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